Telegram-herald., 1887-08-20
GEORGE NOMINATED
TsE GNpoF TAELAsoR ooNVeNTloN
Henry sseerse tar ssores~ry ef state aaa =
sen stale Esokes-tis I,lstsorsn
No farpese - khsiish the
klzhss al srsf,sEt3.

SYRACUSE \. y. Ane. 3a.-The fret bas-
iness of the asy IA lhs Labor convention
was the admission Of p = Acketric, of
Rochester. and Edwsrd Afurphy. ii New
Aork. two beisted delegates n L. Roesrs
moved that socialisue deises1ek lraaa dis-
sricis outside 81 New NoEk he declared elir-
ihls bui Chairman McAaolin fuiea ti.s
motion Ga. 81 oroef a. j kxiig. of N.a
York. moved hat Ia nakins "a lie siete
COMMITTEES no Inan bs chosen d. faafesent
any congressional cistrici ia ehicb ie does
not 1--we tkplainlng, ls said saai c0nnlll-
Lee men - chosen should b. persons oapa-
bic at doing l.ro>tiy tang Waik ID their 81 A
districts. That could bs aons onlE - GCsi-
dents.
Alter the nomination oi Henry Oeares
Tor Secretary ~ STATE, the United ikhDr
convention Nominated a Wilder I0r olafs
Comptroller. ~ a. CUMMINGS for safe
Treasure. Dennis feeley iof Attorney tfeli-
efAl. and sylvanus II. Sweet lor ssals ~.
gincei. Aiief tie appointment ui Slate
COMMITTEES the convention Adlourne1. Fal-
loving II ihe platform sdopieu
We, the delegates oi tie United labor
party Of New YORK, iE State Convention
assembled. hereby assert a. The fundamental
platform Of the party aud The hasls ou
which We ask .hs "a operation oi clusfus ~
other SiEtss and following declaration II
principles adopted on September rs. Isss.
by the convention of trade and lsbof asso-
c4su0ns oi tie CITY o. New 1oIk. thai re-
suited IN the formation OF tie luiled l.aboy
party
Helding that the eofrupti0ns Of govern
menf and The imp0Veflshment ol labor fe-
suit from neglect 0i the seii-es.deni truths
proclaimed hy the founders of tbt republic
that al ineB are created esual and a5e en-
oovcd by their Creator with iuailfnahle
nights. We sim al the aboilshmeal of he
system which compeis men o. pay their
fellow creatures for the usr al God fif -
al and permits monopolizers 20 deprive
labor ot national opportunities for employ
ment, thus filing the land with iranH5t aud
peupers. brlng about an unnsiCfal coinpe-
ttl0n, which tends 10 reduce wage 10
starvation rates and makes the vsaltb pro-
ducer the industrial slave OF those who gr0w
rich by Lis toll.
Holding, moreover, that the advantages
arising from social growth and improve
meD' belong % society 81 large We aim et
the abolition OF the system which makes
such DeDehclent inventions a. the railroad
and telegraph means for the oppression
Of the people and the akfranoizemcui Oi an
aristocrscy Of wealth and power"
The platform SAYS the purpose q The
party IS Dot 10 DO swas with the rybts of
IitPcfN OF hGm iutAA IL afh Nsf. It
calls upon all Interested in equality of iu-
dividuals 10 join with the labor perty. The
platform further declares "a favor of the
government ownership 81 railroads AID
telegrapbs, the municipal supply of beat
light and water. and the doing bY the
MUNICIPALITIES or state for the people Il
whatever can be better done Jointly than
by the individual. Child labor. foreign in,-
migration and kindred evils come Ia for
shArs OF the general oenunciatioD Of exist
inc systems